Recent News
World No Tobacco Day is on May 31st!
Sunday, May 31st is World No Tobacco Day, with this year’s focus on protecting young people from the marketing of the tobacco industry and helping them avoid using tobacco and nicotine....
New funding opportunity for CA behavioral health facilities!
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) have announced a new funding opportunity aimed at reducing tobacco-related disparities at...
CDC Office on Smoking and Health - Leadership Announcement
Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH, Director, Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) will retire from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on March 31, 2020. SCLC thanks Dr. Graffunder for her...
Progress On Lung Cancer Drives Historic Drop In U.S. Cancer Death Rate
Special from NPR. Cancer death rates in the United States took their sharpest drop on record between 2016 and 2017, according to an analysis by the American Cancer Society. Cancer death rates...